Lahore Education Board was a cricket team of students from
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
that played
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...
in the
Ayub Trophy
The Patron's Trophy was a cricket competition that was held in Pakistan between 1960–61 and 2018–19 mainly among teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, ...
in the 1960-61 and 1964-65 seasons in
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
.
They played one drawn match in 1960-61 against
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
. In 1964-65, captained by
Younis Ahmed
Mohammad Younis Ahmed (born 20 October 1947) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals between 1969 and 1987.
Primarily a middle-order batsman, he played first-class cricket f ...
, they won their first five matches outright or on the first innings, but lost the final to
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
by an innings and 91 runs. Their main bowler was
Tariq Cheema, who took 34 wickets at an average of 15.85. His opening partner
Majid Khan took 27 wickets at 16.77 and made 343 runs at 42.87.
Ayub Trophy batting averages 1964-65
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Later in the 1964-65 season Lahore Education Board combined with Punjab University to compete in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. With few exceptions, it has been staged annually since it was first played during the 1953–54 season. Domestic cricket in Pakistan has undergone many reorganis ...
under the name "Punjab University and Lahore Education Board". They played two matches, both of which were drawn.
References
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External links
First-class matches played by Lahore Education Board at CricketArchive
Pakistani first-class cricket teams
Former senior cricket clubs of Pakistan
Cricket in Lahore